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to each their own, they don't bother me even though they seem to be somewhat unpopular. then again i hate just about any modifications to the body outside the car.
but meh, 9 out of 10 FCs i see look like a garbage dump inside the car so i don't expect too many people to actually pay attention to the interior even though i try to keep it as clean inside as i do outside.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; Mar 25, 2014 at 08:32 PM.
Tuscani, how ya doing man? Stock is nice but they are super hard to match man. I think white face clusters look good if they have painted needles and aren't over the top. Think feed/top fuel clusters with blue numbering to match aftermarket gauges/stereos/turbo timers/boost controllers
Rotary evolution, the paint on the needles looks real smooth after it dried. How did you remove the excess paint from the black round part the the needles are attached to?
Update: So I got the top set for free and and the bottom set for $10 shipped. I'm gonna run the bottoms ones until I can find the same set without circles.
i just went over them with a brush to remove the runoff, though some paint would remain so i just did the neon first and then went over the black area with some semi gloss black hobby paint, checking it with the blacklight to make sure none of the neon still showed through.
the neon is a washable paint that dries to a finish like a chalkboard.
i also got the CF background insert and i will say it's not worth it. being it's not actual carbon fiber and their overlay is offcenter so the turn signal cutouts don't line up and the fuel gauge needle rubs on it so it will need some trimming.
basically a press cut $1 piece of plastic instead of the real carbon fiber i was expecting. it looks "okay" but maybe a 5/10 rating when you notice all the little defects in quality, being the most expensive overlay you would expect it to be actual carbon fiber...
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; Mar 31, 2014 at 12:01 PM.
i filed a dispute with the seller since i was unhappy with the fitment and i think he is going to just do a refund so i will do some trimming to make it fit a little bit better. but the gaps at the sides still will bother me.. but not much i can do aside from making a new one myself with a real sheet of CF.
ignore the dirt, this is the busted faceplate that i just reinstalled to check how everything looked.
you can see the needles rub on the overlay for the fuel gauge and very closely for boost, if you push it down then the turn arrow for the left side is half covered and the fuel gauge still binds. oh well, it still matches the 3M Di-noc fairly closely so i guess it will just have to do with a little work. the UV light doesn't reflect too grossly off the background so it looks like it should be ok but i need to test it in the dark.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; Apr 2, 2014 at 02:03 PM.
Ouch! Hopefully you get your money back so you feel a little better. Here's a sneak peek. I'll post the pics of how I got to here from my computer. 2nd pic is of a reverse glow hvac panel. Kinda excited to see how that will look as I couldn't find any picks.
I am sorry to chime in on your post- but I wanted to compliment your dash's look- that reverse is really cool. Also, I'm curious to know- I got a swap in FC, but wanted to try to find a speedo cluster section that could fit or close fit the X7's. This is an alternative to custom speedo cable to match gm trans. You wouldn't happen to have any advice or pointers would ya? Thanks & can't wait to see your final results.
wanted to try to find a speedo cluster section that could fit or close fit the X7's. This is an alternative to custom speedo cable to match gm trans. You wouldn't happen to have any advice or pointers would ya? Thanks & can't wait to see your final results.
You are asking for the opposite of what most people need.
If you know what your swap came out of, the first place to look would be the original cluster.
The second best would be to modify the FC cable to fit your trans speedo drive, although I'd bet it will read wrong.
Maybe there's a GM electronic speed sensor that will bolt into your trans (not as unlikely as it may seem) and you could go with the traditional Integra electronic speedo retrofit into the FC cluster. Probably need a Dakota Digital box to calibrate it.
You could cobble a GPS speedo into the FC cluster and avoid the drive issue altogether.
Sorry I never posted up the finished product guys. I got really busy with other projects and school. Here's some pics.
Daytime match:
Nighttime match:
The whole enchilada
So I also added the white face ac panel that lights up the same color and matches pretty well. I had to wire in an Auto Meter dimmer switch to bring the brightness of the aftermarket gauges down a bit. Matches pretty well and I'm really pleased.
I'd be more happy if I could find an S5 na 9k redline set of silver glow gauges. The type without the blueish green donuts around each needle, so if anyone reading this has a set of those... lmk
Ah yes, that's a lot cooler looking than what I had on my hands... If someone wants you to make a set for them out of a spare cluster I now have one. Manual, 98k on the ODO, everything works.
